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Flashing Eircom supplied Netopia 3347NWG

  • 09-11-2005 5:26pm
    #1
    Zab
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,931 ✭✭✭


    Has anybody tried to flash this device with a non-eircom version of the firmware?


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  • #2
    garthv
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,698 ✭✭✭garthv


    It can be done through the routers config?


  • #3
    MarkR
    Moderators, Regional Midwest Moderators Posts: 11,134 Mod ✭✭✭✭MarkR


    Have idly searched a few times, googled it a fair bit and found diddly. Let me know if you find out how. :)


  • #4
    Zab
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,931 ✭✭✭Zab


    Thanks for the replies.

    So, looks like nobody has done this then?

    Obviously, the option is there on the Netopia web interface to upload an image from the browsing PC. I could download a standard image from the Netopia website and see if it excepts it, but I haven't tried this yet. I haven't done this because it may wipe the current settings, not all of which I know. Particularly the password used for the DSL side of things, which was setup by Eircom before the router arrived. Is this a standard password for all Eircom customers? Has anybody actually seen if the device will accept the non-Eircom image?


  • #5
    Red Alert
    Hosted Moderators Posts: 7,486 ✭✭✭Red Alert


    i presume it will. generally what happens with these is that the program gets copied into RAM just before you flash the device so it then restarts with the new program instantly.

    out of interest, why did eircom net tell you your password? surely you'd have to know if you decided to use a different DSL Router.


  • #6
    Zab
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,931 ✭✭✭Zab


    If they told me then I haven't found it yet. I'm not saying they're keeping it secret, just that it was never mentioned. The router is set to log in as eircom@eircom.net with some password.

    When I upload the image it's going to have to check if it's valid for the device. It may reject a non-eircom image.


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  • #7
    PixelTrawler
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,299 ✭✭✭PixelTrawler


    its the same password for everyone.
    also you can find all the settings here
    http://broadbandsupport.eircom.net


  • #8
    Zab
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,931 ✭✭✭Zab


    Yeah, that's what I figured, thanks Joe.


  • #9
    Zab
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,931 ✭✭✭Zab


    Okay, I flashed it with the standard 1.5 version from the Netopia website. This worked, and the router now reports its firmware version as 1.5.

    However, it still has Eircom branding and all the menus look exactly as they were before. I've only found one new option, and I can't even say for sure that it wasn't there before.

    So much for that idea!


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